James boot



(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1.:

' J. ROOT.

HOPPER FOR GRAIN SBPARATOBS.

No. 284,333. Patented Seph l, 1 883 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

(No Model.)

ROOT.

HOPPER FOR GRAIN SEPARATORS.

No. 234,333. Patented Sept. 4, 1333.

JAMES noor, on BLACKS srA'rIoN, CALIFORNIA.

HOPPER FOR GRAIN-SEPARATORS.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 284,353, dated September 4, 1883.

V Application filed May 29, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JAMES Room, of Blacks Station, county of Yolo, and State of California, have invented an Improvement inHoppers for Grain-Separators; and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my. device, a portion of the frame A being broken away. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section.

A is the-frame of the machine, in which are suitably hung the gang of sieves M.

B is thehopper in the top of the frame, having a cross slot or aperture, 1), in its bottom.

0 is a sliding plate resting upon one side of the hopper and guided between lugs o thereon.

It is held down on the side of the hopper by means of springs D,which thus prevent grain from getting between the sliding plate and the hopper. The top of this plate is provided with a bearing, d, in which an adjusting-screw, E, is mounted. This extends up through a stationary nut, e, of the hopper. By these means the drawn up to regulate the openlng or slot 1),

through which the grain passes to the sieves.

plate 0 may be forced down or Under the hopper, back of the feed-opening b, is a curved directing-plate, m, for turning the grain forward on the sieves. I

I have not deemed it necessary herein to illustrate the means by which the vibrating motion is imparted to the sieves, as I claim nothing thereon, nor upon the general operation of the machine, confining myself to the means for regulating the feec.

I Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In a grain-separator, the frame A and inclosed gang of sieves M, in combination with the hopper B, having a feed aperture or slot, Z), the sliding regulating-plate 0, having a bearing, (Z, springs D, screw E, and stationary nut e on the hopper, all arranged and operating substantially as and for the purpose herein described. I

In witness whereof I have hereuntoset my hand.

JAMES ROOT.

VVitnesses:

L. D. STEPHENS, W. D. HoLsoN. 

